If you are new to my blog posts, then you may not know who my friend Brandon Isaak is. ( a.k.a. “Yukon Slim” ) To give you a little bit of background, you may wish to read my two previous posts about him: Yukon Buddy , and Yukon Buddy Part 2 – The Twisters. That way, we can just continue with the story …

So, the last time we’d seen Brandon was in 2010, with the Twisters, at the Garden Bay Pub. We didn’t get a chance to see him play at all in 2011, so that was a bit of a drag. Brandon is always posting his upcoming gigs on Facebook etc., and when I see these, I always ask him, “When are you coming to play on The Sunshine Coast ( of B.C. ) again? “. Well, a few months back, I got a response: he was going to be playing a solo gig at Garden Bay for the Pender Harbour Blues Festival. It was going to be a “Dinner Show”, on the restaurant side of the Garden Bay Hotel. ( we usually see him on the Pub side )

My husband and I thought this would be pretty cool for several reasons: we’d never seen Brandon play on his own before, we’d never eaten on the other side of the venue, and it would mean a really nice night out for us. June 2nd was a sunny Saturday, and the drive up to Garden Bay was absolutely wonderful. We got there a little early, I had a drink on the pub side first, then we moved to the Dining Room.

We had a lovely little table with a great view of the water.

Our Table At Garden Bay Restaurant

We had only been there a few minutes, when Brandon came in, and saw us. We all exchanged warm hugs, had a bit of a chat, then he started setting up. We ordered dinner, and our meal was delicious. It was a perfect night – good food, an incredible view, and great entertainment. As always, Brandon came and sat with us between sets, so we could “catch up”. We always have such an awesome time when we go see Brandon play – not just because he’s my friend, but because he is a tremendously talented entertainer, and a very funny guy.